news 28 Posted February 9, 2009 AMD is unveiling their AM3 platform today with the launch of the Phenom II X4 810 and the Phenom II X3 720. These sub $200 processors are paving the way for DDR-3 support with AMD processors. While their support for DDR-3 is nice, they still are compatible with AM2+ sockets and DDR-2 support. These two processors help to flesh out AMD's offerings for the budget marketplace, and should allow AMD to transition that much faster to all 45 nm parts. URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=667 Quote: "The X4 810 is a nice part which will make quite a few folks happy. It does not run really hot, it does not pull all that much power, and it certainly performs well considering the price it is at. In most tests, in comparing to previous results from the Phenom 9950, it was about 5% faster overall than its predecessor at that same speed. It does hold 2x the L3 cache as the 9950, and the extra internal tweaks are likely to help as well. Currently it is one of only a few chips that will fit in AM3 motherboards, so if a user who is adamant about buying an AM3 platform they have no other choice if they want a quad core." Thanks for a post! Ryan Shrout PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com Share this post Link to post
